Photographic film loop filing card



Jan. 8, 1935. R. 5 SCOTT PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM LOOP FILING CARD Filed Sept. 18, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet l anny ZO 1H 5 \II 7,: it, nunqmiinuunnnwlnunonnnnuun fl Jan. 8, 1935. R s, SCOTT 4 1,987,081

PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM LOOP FILING CARD Filed Sept. 18, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I 314mm:

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Eastman Kodak Company,

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ib esi ti, N; Y}; a j Y Application September 18, 1 r flfN' 6 3i?- ima (crabs-4t)" This invention relates to photography and more particularly to'a means for filing loops of photo graphic film for ready reference. One object of my invention is to provide a photographic film 1 loop file which will protect the film from damage and which will preserve the surface of the film from abrasion. Another object of my invention is to provide an inexpensive film holder in the form of a boxlike structure having a card or tab.

on which any desirable data can be placed. Another object of my invention is to provide a film holder in the form of an elongated box having a'removable flap which may normally enclose one end "of the film loop and which will permit one end of'the film'loop to spring outwardlyfrom the box, into a position inwhich it is accessible to an operator when the removable cover is opened. Another object of my invention is to provide a film holder of a shape differing from that of the film loop which it is adapted to contain, so that the film may normally contact with only three walls of the holder and be spaced from the fourth wall thereof. Other objects will appear from the following specification, the novelffeatures being particularly pointed out in the claim at the end thereof. I x I Coming now to the drawings, wherein like reference charactersdenote like parts thereof:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a film-holder constructed in accordance with and embodying a preferred form of my invention; f

Figure 2 is a section taken on line [2 -2 of Figurel; v

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a film holder with a part of the box in an unfolded position; f

Figure 4 is a perspective view'of an endless loop of film for which my holder is particularlyde signed;

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the film shown in Figure 4, coiled up into a normal shaped coil preparatory to entering it into a film holder;

Figure 6 shows the coil of film as indicated in Figure 5, but distorted to enter into the film holder box;

Figure '7 is a plan view of a blank which may be folded up into the film-holding structure and data-bearing card shown in Figure 1, and

Figure 8 shows a series of film holding devices, with their respective data cards, in a card file.

In some of the well known types of time analysis systems, motion pictures are taken of an operator performing a specific operation, and these motion pictures are studied in order to eliminate unnecessary movements and in order to establish a basis for the operators pay. A method of utilizing such pictures' sis shown in U. 'S. PatentNo.

1',857;58'7,'-Darling-; May 10, 1932. Since it is "necessary to refere to'these motion picture films a number of'timea'l'have designed a holder with a card for receiving the necessary data attached, whic'h'is particularly-useful in protecting loopsof such film andLin'hoIdingMSuch loops forfiling. 1

. 5" "i 1 :1 indicated in Figure-1, a preferred form of my invention may'consist'of. acard' 1 which has" a box'like structure, designated broadlyas 2, integral with or attached to one end. :This boxlike structure preferably has a'removablecover 3 through which a film4 may be entered into the box. I The card 1 may be printed with a series-of legendsfi, such that the necessary data to go with the fiImJmay be entered up into the various blanksfi; The boxlike structure2 may consist of .a series of walls and fiapswhich are best shownin Fig ure '7, where the'blank form, which'is .fornthe structure shown in'Figure ,1, is shown unfolded. Here the data card is integral with the boxlike structure, which may consistofa rear-rwall 7 and a front-wall J8, ,connectedbyside walls 9,,these walls having weakened lines 10 extending between them defining the bends which arenecessary to fold upthebox 1 A fiap 11 is provided which Iprefer to foldback along theqline '10 and fasten. to the-card 1 by meansiof paste or othersuitableqadhesive, as ino dicated in Figure 2. q, 1 1 c However, if desired, the flap ma be foldedas indicated in 11a in Figureq3, in which it ispasted againstthe face of the card 1.,,; Referring again to Figure {7, the may consist of a fiap 12 with a secondflaplB, 1-2 constituting th m. o hem; and 3: en bi ing a flap for inserting into the box when the top member is closed. These two flaps are defined by the weakened lines 14. The structure of the bottom of the box is the same as at the top, that is, there are two flaps 15 and 16 defined by the weakened lines 17, which can be folded into a bottom wall. If necessary or desirable, the fiap 16 may be pasted into place so that it can not be opened. Side fiaps 18 and 19 are provided on the end walls 9 at each end. These flaps are inserted in the Figure .2-which it is adapted to contain. It is also of greater height thanthe normal height of'the film coil. When thefilm coil, which is made from an endless loop of film, as shown in Figure 4, is to be entered into the film holder, the operator grasps the two sides of the coil'20, Figure 5, and presses them as indicated by the arrows A,'thus' elongating the coil 20., coil can then be entered in the open 12 of; the film container, as indicated irfFigure 6, and the natural resiliency of the film will cause it tocontact with the side;

walls 9 ofthe container. Thefilm is preferably thrust downwardly into the. lmlderiimtil thebottom of the filmcontacts withrthe bottom wall 15 of the box, thus leaving the tona "brjthe coil 1 spaced some distance fromth'topof the There is thus room'left for the end loop 22 of the film coil; this loop normally-"projectlngn distance through the open top of the box; as indicated in Figure '6. 1 This has s vera advanta es. a It prcvides a handle by which the ,jfilm can readilygdrawn fr m. th aeenta neawh he ton-r12 is pe a d this loop .:is;,.so fiexiblegthat it, may be readily forced down into thebox shown :at 22c whenthe box ,:co.veris'.cl0sed. ;:j;The natural -resiliency of the film :tendsptoi locate {the .film in the box as shown in Figure 6 and thus there is no tendency to crush or break'::the loop offilm-22. Ina ylindrical container,fthegfilm coil 20, usually approaches. the periphery. ofzthe container, causing the loop..22 to flatten out andwhen' the film becomes. dry, it:is:- liable..to crack and break.

I This container intended primarily, asv above mentioned, for an endless .loo p of film, namely, a loop of film as showndn- Figure-ifhaving the 'film ends'meand25' spliced together to form a continuous film loop,=sinc'e this type of continuous rum loop is ordinarily used fol-"motion picture study rit being generally desirable to "repeat the pictureof a single operations. series of 'Ihe'difficulty otcrushingfa' loop of film comes up only when an endless film is used. a Q

'Inorder to stag'ger'thefilm container and data cards, I prefer tomake rights and lefts, otherwise similar to thefihii-hdldeh shown inFtgure 1.

said cover is opened;

of a substantially fiat card 1 and the boxlike, film container 2 is folded up so as to lie entirely on one side of the card. This is desirable because the cards can be filed before use in substantially the fiat condition shown in Figure 3, with only the fiap 11, or 11a pasted down against thecards When the cardis to be used, the box can be readily completedby merely folding the upper and, lower flaps into the .box between'the side swalls uwhich are first bent into anerect position.

, The size and shape of v the film holder box is *important. From Figure 2 it will be noted'that the side walls9 of the box are of somewhat greater height than the width w of the film coil 20.

Thus there is "butf little chance of marring or abra dingthe'filmffrom a force applied to the front Wall 8101" the rear-wall 7 of. the boxbecause the side-11:59am held in position by means of the top and bottom walls.

The dimensions of the height and width of the box are not critical except that as above explained itis desirable to have thewidth less {than the malwidth of a fi1m coil20 and the height greaterthan .the normalrheigh-t of coil, in order to; leave an openspace at the top =of .the, box z into; which the end coil 22 can be forcedwithoutbenw; ingorcrushing; i :1

. It is customary in time,studyiwork to make the film loops of substantiallythe samelengthabthough this is :byno meansinecessary to utilize, my invention.

with a film holder' -constitutedi in v with myinvention, the film be very quickly handled since,"whenthe top 12,is1opened; the film loop 22 springs up into a position in whlchit can, be :usedas a handleito draw;out the .film loop 20. After projecting the film, it beireadily wound; into a coil of the'shape ishownfinfligunebgwhich.

may be again insertedinto the film'holder; box I I 2 by compressing thesideslofthe coil. .1

-WhatIclaim is:-

In a holder-icr coils ofphotographic him hav ingaloop on an outer convolution,the co bine:

tion with a relatiyelystiifcard of abox carried on oneend of saidcard; a" plurality ofwa'lls stituting the box, said box beingbi considerablygreater height than width; and" having a at the top, the Width of the boxfbeing less that's-the normal width of the unseen whereby'the'coil may be held in the'box by the' natural resiliency of the film pressing on walls of the bOxth'efilm loop on the outer film convolution being adapted "to be contained between the cover and th'e'coil :of film whereby it may, through the natural fresiliency of the film, spring from said :boxf wlien RONALD s 

